1990
A potassium channel in the apical membrane of rabbit thick ascending limb of Henle's loop
Wang W, White S, Geibel J, Giebisch G. A potassium channel in the apical membrane of rabbit thick ascending limb of Henle's loop. American Journal Of Physiology 1990, 258: f244-f253. PMID: 2309888, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1990.258.2.f244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-attached patchesHenle's loopPipette solutionPotassium channelsOutward slope conductanceRabbit kidneyBath solutionSlope conductanceThick ascending limbChannel activityPatch-clamp techniqueInward slope conductanceApical membraneVoltage-dependent mannerAscending limbSingle potassium channelsKidneyPossible intracellular regulatorsIntracellular regulatorsOpen probabilityLimbK+ Channels of the Mammalian Collecting Duct
Geibel J, Zweifach A, White S, Wang W, Giebisch G. K+ Channels of the Mammalian Collecting Duct. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research 1990, 13: 59-69. PMID: 1689862, DOI: 10.1159/000173348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApical membraneCell membraneMammalian collecting ductsSmall conductanceApical cell membraneOpen probability increasesBasolateral cell membraneIon channelsGating propertiesBasolateral membraneHormone actionMajor siteMembraneCell depolarizationOpen probabilityPossible roleTransport systemConductance
1989
Mechanism of aldosterone-induced increase of K+ conductance in early distal renal tubule cells of the frog
Wang W, Henderson R, Geibel J, White S, Giebisch G. Mechanism of aldosterone-induced increase of K+ conductance in early distal renal tubule cells of the frog. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1989, 111: 277-289. PMID: 2557452, DOI: 10.1007/bf01871012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly distal tubule cellsTubule cellsDistal renal tubule cellsFrog kidneyWhole-cell voltage-clamp techniqueRemoval of aldosteronePresence of aldosteroneAldosterone-induced increaseType II channelsDistal tubule cellsOuabain-treated cellsPatch-clamp techniqueRenal tubule cellsVoltage-clamp techniquePresence of furosemideAldosterone treatmentAldosteroneIncubation of cellsKidneyOpen probabilityDistal cellsHrCellsIntracellularComplete absence